小灵狗

小靈狗
xiǎolínggǒu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Whippet; small English greyhound breed

Examples

Xiǎolínggǒu pǎo de fēicháng kuài.
Whippets run extremely fast.
Xiǎolínggǒu shì língtí de xiǎoxínghuà bǎnběn.
The Whippet is essentially a miniaturized version of the Greyhound.

Tips

usage
is an older Chinese name for sighthounds (literally 'nimble dog'); 小灵狗 specifies the smaller Whippet, as opposed to the full-size Greyhound (). The breed was developed in 19th-century England by working miners for rabbit coursing.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
líng
gǒu